Planet M.U.L.E.

Since updating Windows 10 to 2004 version, Mule will not end cleanly.  I must force end with it not responding and sometimes use Task Manager to kill it.

Anyone else have the same problem?  Any solution?

Yes, I have the same issue.  Haven't found a solution, yet.  Let me know if you find one.

I am researching this currently...

I have found this, which indicates that the code needs a minor update, however, I don't have the code...

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23502522/application-not-closing-properly-java-platform-se-binary-wont-close

I have sent the following email to Turborilla the company that originally wrote this version of the game...

Hopefully a few issues will be able to be resolved....

E-Mail Begin:

Charles Campbell
6:05 AM (1 minute ago)
to support

I understand that Blue Systems now administers Planet M.U.L.E. however I don't know how to get support from them.

A recent update to Windows10 has created an issue with the game closing properly.  I have researched it a bit and believe I found the answer but to fix it requires a fix to the code.

Also a version for Windows 7/10 has been posted to the website that has Java 7 integrated rather than 6.  This version does not work correctly on many aspects due to the code not being fully compatible with the Java 7 runtime engine (Audio and Chat don't work correctly.)

We need code updates to fix these issues and until that is done the Windows7/10 download needs removed.

The Java 6 WindowsXP/Vista version does work correctly in all Windows operating systems except for the closing issue and if that could be corrected it is sufficient.

Also the Macintosh version doesn't work in the newer mac OS (I believe OSX Mojave is the last Mac OS that we could find a way to force an install for Java 6 in)  This has left our Mac user base in a pickle.

The following link contains a fix to the code for the Java 6 closing error I believe will solve the Windows issues, but we are hoping someone can bring the game up to current in terms of OS and current Java compatibility.

https://stackoverflow.com/questions/23502522/application-not-closing-properly-java-platform-se-binary-wont-close

If you can help with this, that would be awesome, if not, please provide an email for someone at Blue Systems that can be of assistance.  No one official seems to be monitoring the forums.

Thank you, Chuck Campbell (Chuckie Chuck) - Mule Player - and Host Provider.  (Automated bot host - CCMuleBot01)

Download Section has been changed as per request here from that email.

What was the change?

The Windows 7/10 download was removed and the Windows XP/Vista Download is now for all Windows (Issue with the Java engine compatibility in the Windows 7/10 download, and the Java Engine is the only thing that was actually different.  Symptoms were in game chat didn't function properly and no sound.)

That said, the freezing issue has not been fixed on game close.  The game source will actually need to be rewritten to solve that in Windows 10, and I have a feeling that's never going to happen so it's just going to be a matter of opening task manager to kill the Java task for Windows 10 users from now on.